MAINSTREAMING GENDER IN COVID - 19 RESPONSE IN REFUGEE AND IDP CAMPS
The situation in refugee and Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps in several countries in ESAR, viz. Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan and South Sudan pose challenges for effective management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Basic facilities such as water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are shared. Social distancing is difficult to practice in some of the overcrowded settlements including slums and informal settlements.
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Bibliographic information
Geographic coverage:
Africa
Subject areas:
COVID-19
UN Women office publishing:
East and Southern Africa Regional Office
Publication year
2020
Number of pages
5